Meet Raymond Kenney
Board Member

Raymond Kenney
A 56-year-old Marine Corps Veteran
as of August 2, 2015, this will be Raymond’s 15th term as a
member of the Board of Directors if he is elected. He had
the honor of serving at HMX-1 Quantico, Virginia home of the
Marine Corps Helicopter Squadron Marine One. He had the
honor of serving former President Ronald Reagan while at
HMX-1. Raymond received an honorable discharge in June 1982.
Raymond received a C-6 spinal cord injury on June 25, 1994
because of an automobile accident. After rehab at MCV, he
returned to Cadmus Journal Services where he worked for a
total of 17 years. Raymond is experienced in software setup
and configuration. Mr. Kenney is active in wheelchair
sports, including the National Veterans Wheelchair Games and
the Mid-Winter Sports Clinics. Mr. Kenney is currently
serving on the Board of Directors as the former Chapter
National Director and Hospital Liaison. Mr. Kenney spends
many hours at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC hospital as the
Hospital Liaison Officer supporting the veterans that have
to come in from time to time and also the newly injured
veterans. Raymond also visits the long-term care facility at
the Hampton, Virginia VAMC.
Raymond is a member of
the McGuire Peer Counseling Team and spends a lot of time
and effort helping any veteran that comes to McGuire VAMC.
He is extremely concerned with the care, rights, and
benefits of spinal cord injured veterans and will continue
to do so. Mr. Kenney has served on the Virginia Statewide
Independent Living Council for 3 years and was selected by
the former Governor of Virginia Tim Kaine. Mr. Kenney was
once selected by Governor Tim Kaine to serve on the State
Rehabilitation Council for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Mr. Kenney is involved with other organizations within his
community so that he can better serve people with
disabilities whether they are service-connected or not. Mr.
Kenney has a 28-year-old son who graduated from Hermitage
High School in Henrico County, Virginia. Mr. Kenney’s son
Trae is a graduate of James Madison University and is
currently a firefighter for the city of Richmond. His son
Trae will be inducted into Hermitage High School Hall of
Fame. Raymond always has time to talk about how proud he is
of his son.
You have to be willing to put the time,
effort, and dedication in that it will take to serve on the
board. I do this because it means a lot to a veteran that is
lying in the hospital far from home and family that just
might want someone to talk to, or may have some concerns
that can be addressed by this Chapter. I am a true
professional and I take my job seriously. If you have come
to the hospital for medical attention or for your annual, I
probably talked to you. I probably saw you there because I
try my best to make myself available to you. That is why I
volunteer, because I get great satisfaction knowing I have
made a slight improvement in a veteran’s life. That’s what
it’s all about.